Catholic High School B Graduates, 2002 (estimated birth year: 1984–1985)
Out of 317 students, 128 (40.38%) had only one given name, 184 (58.04%) had two, and five (1.58%) had three.
First Given Names
The most popular initials for the first given name were J (51, 16.14%), R (39, 12.34%), M (37, 11.71%), A (32, 10.13%), and E (22, 6.96%). No one had a first given name that started with U, X, or Z.
Table 1(a). Most popular first given names.
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Jan, Mark, Michael |
| 7 | John |
| 6 | Marvin |
| 4 | Glen |
| 3 | Christian, Edward, Jay, Kevin, Neil, Oliver, Ralph, Ryan, Vincent |
| 2 | Adrian, Alexander, Alexis, Allan, Amado, Arnold, Bernard, Christopher, Don, Earl, Enrico, Erwin, Fritz, Gabriel, Glenn, Herbert, Jerome, Joel, Karl, Kenneth, Larry, Oscar, Patrick, Paul, Rafael, Randy, Ray, Raymund, Robert, Romel, Stephen |
Table 1(b). Most popular first given names (combined spellings).
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 20 | Jan (John) |
| 14 | Mark (Marc) |
| 13 | Michael |
| 6 | Glen (Glenn), Marvin |
| 3 | Adrian (Edrian), Brian (Brianne, Bryan), Christian, Edward, Jay, Karl (Carl), Kevin, Neil, Oliver, Ralph, Ray (Rey), Raymund (Raymond), Romel (Rommel), Ryan, Stephen (Steven), Vincent |
| 2 | Albert (Alburt), Alexander, Alexis, Allan, Amado, Arnold, Benedict (Benedik), Bernard, Christopher, Don, Earl, Enrico, Erwin, Fritz, Gabriel, Gerald (Jerald), Herbert, Jason (Jayson), Jerome, Joel, Jun (June), Kenneth, Larry, Niccolo (Nicolo), Oscar, Patrick, Paul, Rafael, Randy, Robert |
Note
- One student was named Kris Christopher. His surname didn't start or end with son.
Second Given Names
The most popular initials for the second given name wereJ (35, 18.52%), A (24, 12.70%), C (22, 11.64%), R (20, 10.58%), and M (19, 10.05%). No one had a second given name that started with Q, T, U, X, or Z.
Table 2(a). Most popular second given names.
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 11 | Anthony |
| 9 | Joseph, Michael |
| 8 | John |
| 4 | Carlo, Christopher, Kristoffer, Paul, Paulo |
| 3 | Jan, Rey |
| 2 | Alvin, Angelo, Chester, Christian, Daniel, Earl, James, Mark, Oliver, Paolo, Ray, Ronald, Vincent |
Table 2(b). Most popular second given names (combined spellings).
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | John (Jan, Jon) |
| 11 | Anthony |
| 10 | Joseph (Josef) |
| 8 | Christopher (Kristoffer) |
| 6 | Paulo (Paolo) |
| 5 | Carlo (Karlo), Rey (Ray) |
| 4 | Paul |
| 2 | Alvin, Angelo, Chester, Christian, Daniel, Earl, James, Mark, Oliver, Ronald, Vincent |
Third Given Names
The third given names in the sample were Joseph, Kristoffer, Meth, Rae, and Victor.
Standouts
Here are some names that appeared only once in the sample:
- Abruden
- Berkerley
- Elixir
- Jongii
- Niñovaliente—Niño Valiente was a movie from 1975, starring Eddie Villamayor, Ronaldo Valdez, Gloria Romero, and Rosemarie Gil.
- Rusaudie
- Starion—the Mitsubishi Starion was a sports car produced from 1982 to 1989.
Numerical Suffixes
Fifteen boys (4.73% of the sample) had numerical suffixes attached to their names. Fourteen of them (93.33%) were Jr, while one (6.67%) was III.